Recompensa
Deus recompensa os que o buscam com fé. A Bíblia está repleta de promessas de recompensa para os fiéis, os generosos, os perseverantes e os que servem ao Senhor de todo coração.
Deus recompensa a fé
Sem fé é impossível agradar a Deus, porque quem dele se aproxima precisa crer que Ele existe e recompensa os que o buscam diligentemente.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him. For he who comes to God must have faith that he exists and that he becomes the rewarder of those who seek him.
12 Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has been tested he will gain the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.
5 If any one of you is lacking in wisdom, let him ask it from God, who gives to all freely without reproaching, and it will be given to him.
7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened.
24 For this reason I say to you, all things whatever that you pray and ask for, believe that you have obtained them and you will have them.
Recompensa pelo serviço
O Senhor vê cada ato de fidelidade e promete galardão aos que servem com dedicação. O servo bom e fiel será honrado.
21 His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will place you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'
23 Whatever you do, do it heartily as for the Lord and not for men,24 for you know that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. You are slaves to the Lord Christ.
58 So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord; since you know that your labor is not fruitless in the Lord.
9 Let us not grow discouraged in doing what is noble, for in due time we shall reap if we do not grow faint.
30 But many now first will be last and many now last will be first.
6 He will give to each an award according to his works.
Generosidade e provisão
Quem dá com generosidade receberá em abundância. Deus supre todas as necessidades segundo as suas riquezas em glória.
38 Give and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed in, shaken down, and running over they will pour into your lap. For with the measure that you measure with will the return to you be measured."
33 If you do good to those who do good to you, what grace have you? Sinners also do the same.
8 Heal sick men, raise dead men, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without being paid.
8 God is able to make every blessing abound for you so that having in everything always all that you need, you may abound in every good work,
O que Deus reservou para os seus
Olhos não viram, ouvidos não ouviram o que Deus preparou para os que o amam. Suas recompensas eternas superam toda imaginação.
9 But as it is written, "What eye has not seen and what ear has not heard and what has not entered human mind, God has prepared for those who love him."
18 enlightening the eyes of your heart, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the glorious wealth of his inheritance in the holy,
3 Since his divine power has given us all things helpful to life and piety through the knowledge of him who has called us by his own glory and virtue,
5 and hope does not disappoint, for the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit granted to us.
32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how shall he not with him graciously give us all things?
14 But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst, but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water, flowing out into life eternal."
24 So far you have asked for nothing in my name; ask and you will obtain, that your joy may be made full.
7 I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I should go away. For unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.
Buscar, pedir, perseverar
Jesus ensinou: pedi e recebereis, buscai e achareis. Deus se alegra em dar boas dádivas aos seus filhos que pedem com fé.
6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness! For they will have abundance.
2 When you give gifts of mercy, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, in order that they may be honored by men. I assure you they get their payment in full.
6 But you, when you pray, go into your inner room and shut your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
Contentamento e eternidade
A verdadeira recompensa está na vida que Deus dá. O presente do trabalho, a satisfação no labor e a alegria no Senhor são dádivas de Deus.
16 Therefore we are not downhearted, but even if our outward man is wasting away, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
6 Humble yourselves, then, under the mighty hand of God so that he may lift you up at the right time.
10 Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is life eternal in Christ Jesus our Lord.
27 But as for you, the anointing that you have received from him remains in you and you have no need for any one to teach you, but as his anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is no lie and as it has taught you, you must remain in him.
32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit which God has given to those who obey him."